Tuesday, September 16, 2008

When people think about freezing fruit, they often think about frozen blueberries, frozen cherries, frozen strawberries, etc. (all super yummy and great for your health/diet), but today I wanted to write about another type of frozen fruit -- frozen bananas! Bananas are my favorite fruit and freezing them makes them even better (and sweeter). A few questions you might have...

How exactly do I freeze a banana?Freezing bananas is easy! You just have to make sure that you remove the peel before you put the banana into the freezer. I usually take a few bananas, peel them, and then split them in half. Then, I put the halves into ziplock bags which I then put into the freezer. Frozen bananas usually last a few weeks in the freezer, but they do eventually go brown.

Why are bananas good for me?There are a lot of reasons! First of all, bananas are a great energy source, and are believed to help regulate a person's mood, thereby helping with anxiety, stress, etc. They are also a good natural source of fiber, protein, and potassium which is believed to help cellular growth in addition to helping to control blood pressure. Also full of antioxidants like beta-carotene, bananas help boost our immune systems, protecting our bodies from infections!

Remind me how many calories are in bananas?It depends since each banana is a different size. Small bananas are usually around 90 calories with 2g of fiber, and large bananas can be as much as 120 calories and 3.5g of fiber or more. The best way to know how many calories your banana has in it is to weigh it and use a site like Calorie King to look up the exact calories.

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Hello. My name is Juliet. I live in Northern California, the Bay Area. I love food! But, I am health conscious and I try to follow the Weight Watchers plan while simultaneously eating really healthy, yummy, "better-for-me" low calorie foods!

By the way -- healthy to me means: (1) No High Fructose Corn Syrup (2) No Hydrogenated Oils (3) No Artificial Sweeteners, and (4) No Sugar Alcohols. Learn More....

Lastly, I don't eat a lot of meat, so this is a vegetarian friendly blog.